Controversial FEC Nominee Withdraws

by Andy Barr - 05/16/08 6:38 PM ET

The Hill’s J. Taylor Rushing has the story.

Controversial nominee Hans von Spakovsky withdrew his nomination from the Federal Election Commission on Friday, potentially ending a standoff that had crippled the FEC.

In a letter to Bush, von Spakovsky cited the two-and-a-half-year length of his pending nomination and said the process

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) termed the news “a victory for our electoral process” and said he anticipated the Senate would “swiftly put a functioning FEC in place.”

White House spokeswoman Emily Lawrimore said President Bush

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